Word: nonetheless
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...moved into this new, rawly emotional phase? Poons imperturbably prefers to let his paintings speak for themselves, saying only, "It's curiosity that motivates me." Nonetheless, Night Journey, one of his most radical paintings, says something more. The title is taken from Arthur Koestler's The Act of Creation. To Koestler, the artist exists on a trivial plane of daily existence, but he must descend to a harrowing private Hades if he is to find fresh inspiration. Koestler quotes Sir Thomas Browne that "man is 'that great and true amphibium, whose nature is disposed to live...
...book offers the illuminating experience of hearing a sculptor speak for himself in prose and free verse that echoes what Smith himself called the "belligerent vitality" of his work. Smith's writings, like his sculpture, are apt to be compact and condensed, and his syntax is sometimes bewildering. Nonetheless, his thoughts become clear enough with a little patient attention. Excerpts...
...voters' answer to Question #6 (which reads "Should the Commonwealth retain capital punishment for crime?") will not be binding on the state. But it is nonetheless obvious that a "No" vote will make final abolition of the death penalty more likely here...
...Death. Of course, God does not always provide his anointing power. Mullins' right hand was amputated in 1953 after he was bitten by a rattler, and some church experts estimate that there may be as many as 75 snakebites a year as a result of the services. Nonetheless, the snake handlers' faith remains unshaken. They argue, in fact, that the deaths are simply God's way of answering detractors who accuse the sects of using defanged serpents. As for the late Oscar Pelfrey, says Mullins, "he died 100% in his faith." Why, then, was he bitten...
...Switzerland is third in investment ($949 million), but first in secrecy; its ministry of economic affairs regards attempts to measure the country's U.S. interests as "industrial spying." The Swiss stake, nonetheless, is growing. Nestle has increased its holding in Libby, Mc-Neill & Libby (food canning) from 20% to 35%. Alusuisse is building a $63 million aluminum-processing plant at Lake Charles, La., and Swiss watchmakers are buying heavily into Waltham, Elgin and other U.S. companies...